Water-cooling system for hydrocarbon-engines and the like.



D. H. REIMERS. WATER COOLING SYSTEM FOR HYDROCARBON ENGINES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-8, 1915.

1,191,614. i Patented Ju1y18,1916.

TED STATES TATE T are DYGKE I-I. REIMERS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO DONALD W.

DAVIDSON AND ONE-THIRD TO MATHIAS WEBER, BOTH OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WATER-COOLING SYSTEM FOR I-IYDROCARBON-ENGINES AND THE LIKE.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 8, 1915. Serial No. 1,110.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DYCKE H. REIMERS, acitizen. of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vater-Cooling. Systems for Hydrocarbon- Engines and the like; and I do hereby de-' clare that the following description of my said invention, taken in connection with the accompanying sheet of drawings, forms a full, clear, and exact specification, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates generally to improvements in a water cooling system for hydro-carbon engines and the like, and it consists, essentially, in the novel and peculiar combination of parts and details of construction, as hereinafter first fully set forth and described and then pointed out in the claims. a

In the drawing already referred to, which serves to illustrate my said invention more fully, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hydrocarbon engine with my improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the radiator of a hydro-carbon engine showing more in detail some of the features of the invention. Fig. 3 is a front elevation similar to that shown in Fig. 2 showing a modified construction. Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken along line aa of Fig. 3.

Like parts are indicated by corresponding characters and symbols of reference in all the figures of the drawing.

The object of my invention is the pro duction of a water cooling system for hydrocarbon engines of automobiles and the like, and which can, if desired, be positioned at any desirable place with reference thereto, and consists primarily in forcing cold air into the water to cause it to act as a cooling medium before it enters the water jacket of the engine.

Tobetter understand the details of the preferred embodiment of my invention, I now refer to the drawings in which the numeral 1O designates the engine as a whole,

from the casing 11 of which lead the inlet and outlet water conduits 12 and 13. The opposite ends of these conduits are suitably connected to the radiator 16 as indicated at 14 and 15. Interposed between the extremities of the conduit 13 as it leads from the radiator 16 and to the casing 11 of the enthe mean temperature of the water in its circulator, the thermometer being connected to the conduits 12 and 13 by means of the pipe 20.

To one end of the magneto shaft 18' and preferably remote from the pump 17 a sprocket wheel 21 is suitably connected, and which through the medium of the sprocket The chain 22 and the sprocket wheel 23 of the air pump or blower 24, conveniently serves as a means for operating said pump or blower. An air pipe 25 leads from the pump 24 and is suitably connected to the manifold 26 which is preferably incased within the radiator 16, which is suitably formed to produce a chamber, within which the manifold 26 is conveniently mounted. From this manifold 26 depend a series of perforated pipes 27, which are completely immersed in the water contained in the radiator, the perforations 29 serving as a means by which cold air is permitted to be forced into the water by the air pump 24 to reduce the temperature thereof before again entering the water jacket of the engine casmg.

The air pipe 25 is suitably provided with the butterfly valve 30 to regulate the amount of cold air which is forced into the water by the pump 24. This valve may be either manually or thermostatically controlled as found most desirable and convenient. *The means herein shown consists of the rod 31 which has its opposite endsconnected to the lever 32 and the adjusting mechanism 33, respectively, which isadapted to regulate and secure the valve 30 in itsproper adjusted position. v

The radiator 16 is further provided with the filling plug 34 and also with the aperture 35 which serves as a convenient air intake for the air pump 24.

In the construction of the device as shown 'in Figs. 3 and 4, the manifold 26 is positally disposed in contradistinction to the I form shown in Fig. 1 in which the pipes are illustrated as being vertically disposed.

It will be evident that the radiator can without any inconvenience be positioned at any desirable place upon or within the car as, for instance, underneath the seat or any other place found convenient, as the cooling of the water does not depend upon any eleient other than the one herein shown and described.

I now call attention to the fact that the thermometer 19 is a part of the water circuit and that by observing the temperature of the circulating water, the operator is in position to so regulate the temperature of the circulating water by manipulating the valve 30, that by experiments conducted with the object in view, he can keep this circulating water at a predetermined temperature which will give the best results in the operation of the motor 10. This feature of my invention is a very important one, resulting in increased efficiency of the motor and producing other desirable results.

I haveheretofore stated that the pipes in the radiator are preferably perforated by a series of comparatively. small holes; but I desire it understood that otherwise shaped openings may be resorted to without departing from the scope of my invention.

While I have herein shown and described the preferred method of practising my invention, I reserve the right to make such changes and alterations as would suggest themselves to the skilled mechanic or permitted under the doctrine of equivalents.

Having thus fully described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure to my self by Letters Patent of the United States zp 1. In combination, a radiator possessed of inlets thereinto and outlets therefrom, an air impeller fixed to said radiator, receiving its supply of air through said radiator from exteriorly thereof and discharging said air into said radiator, and means for operating said impeller.

2. In combination, a radiator possessed of inlets thereinto and outlets therefrom, an

air impeller fixed to said radiator, receiving its supply of air through said radiator from exteriorly thereof and discharging said air into said radiator in a diffused condition, and means for operating said impeller.

3. In combination, a radiator possessed of inlets thereinto and outlets therefrom, an

air im Jeller fixed to said radiator receivin its supply of air through said radiator from exteriorly thereof and discharging said air into said radiator, and'nieans for operating said impeller, there being means controlling the flow of said air into said radiator.

l. In combination, a radiator possessed of inlets thereinto and outlets therefrom, an air impeller fixed to said radiator, receiving its supply of air through said radiator from exteriorly thereof and discharging said air into said radiator in a diffused condition, there being means controlling the flow of said air into said radiator.

5, In combination, a radiator possessed of inlets thereinto and outlets therefrom, of a cylindrical hollow member located in said radiator, in its upper portion, horizontally, and substantially of its length thereof, a plurality of perforated hollow members depending from said horizontal member, an air impeller fixed to the exterior of said adiator and constructed to discharge air into said horizontal member, whereby air in a diffused condition is discharged within said radiator, and means for operating said im peller.

(3. In combination, a radiator having in lets and outlets, of a longitudinal, cylindrical, hollow member in said radiator, a plu rality of equally spaced, perforated, hollow members extending from said longitudinal member, an air impeller in connection with said radiator and means actuating the same, said impeller being constructed to discharge air into said longitudinal member, whereby air in a diffused condition is discharged within said radiator.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DYCKE H. REIMERS. In the presence of IV. HARDING, C. S. STARK.

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